11 Minutes

I just finished reading 11 minutes by Paulo Coelho for second time but this time in Spanish


This book is about Maria, a prostitute. Maria is from a small town in Brazil whose dreams are really high, and travels to the big city looking for something more. It wasn't love what she was looking for, it was fame, money, and adventure. Maria travels to Switzerland as a prostitute, she learns how to speak French and talks about her fascination for sex, not love, just sex. She explains that sex is just about about 11 minutes of her life trying to get to find a way of release. She thinks of that until one day she finds a famous painter who looks at her for her inner light. They talked and discover that sex is more than that and they fall for each other. What I like about this book is that is not just a love story, this is about real life. Her life is sad and lonely she loves that famous painter but she knows that he is not for her, that he is just a dream. At the end of the year she decides to go back to Brasil. This is a good book to read, we could look at prostitution with a different perspective (not that prostitution is good) but it helps you look at it in a different way. It has a good ending.

Reflected in You

Earlier this year a posted a mini review for Bared to you  and Reflected in You by Sylvia Day 


Basically, what I said was that I didn't like the books because they were almost exactly like Fifty Shades. I still think the first book is really similar to Fifty, but I never got to finish reading the second book Reflected in You. Well after reading Fifty Shades for a the third time I wanted to read something similar, so I started reading the second book from the beginning and guess what? I like it!. I could say that the first 30% is still kind of the same thing, Gideon and Eva are seeing each other, falling for one another right away and they continued with their same nightmares and personal problems. The other half of the book gets really excited!

Everything started when Eva was invited to a concert, the band's lead singer was Eva's ex lover, which brings up a lot of drama because she ends up kissing him!!!

Then Eva's friend Cary who gets beaten up by who knows who (we actually find out at the end)

Then the plot! when Nathan( the guy who sexually abused Eva) gets kill and Gideon is acting kind of weird and breaks up with Eva and it has an excellent finish that keeps you wondering what exactly happened and who kill Nathan.


I know this is too vague but this is definitely a good book, mostly the second one. These two books are perfect to read after reading Fifty Shades of Grey, because they are so similar.

         The third book Entwined with you is coming out this June, 2013, I really can't wait to read it!!

Easter Play

I have been really busy these past weeks with a play that I directed with the youth of my church.

I am so happy how it came out, we practiced for about two months. I am so thankful with these young kids(not so young) because they have been so patient. It is not easy to find  free time now this days, they are all involve in school and work, but I am glad they found the time to do this play. I played Mary Magdalene about 10 years ago in Mexico, this play changed me in so many ways. I changed as a christian person, I understood that this is what I want to do. I want to be a servant of God, I want to work with the youth. This is what makes me happy, it's like an offering from me to God. I know that nobody is perfect in this life, we all make mistakes, but we do have the opportunity to be better. I chose to be better, I have a reason to be better and I believe that I that I have a purpose in this life. Ok, well the play, here it go...

And this is my group of people. Thank you guys!!!

Noah

Another cheap book that I found in iBooks called Noah by Elizabeth Reyes.


I downloaded the sample of this book, just to see how it was and right away caught my attention. I read the first two free chapters and then I paid only $2.99 for it.


This book is about Veronica a 28 year old, apparently comes from Mexican family and who is overweight. Veronica's mother had just passed away a few months ago of Cancer. During this time, Veronica abandoned all her social life, her job, her boyfriend left her, she gave everything away just to take care of her mother. Now that her mother died she wanted to start all again. Veronica's best friend Nellie, invited her to go with her to a small gym. Noah is a boxer and also Veronica's trainer, he is handsome young man who seems really mature for his age (he is 19, turning 20). There is a instant connection between both of them. Veronica losses around 35 pounds in weeks, she gets all nice in shape. Little by little her life comes back to "normal" with Noah's help, he falls for her obviously but there is a lot more drama. It is a really good book. I liked it since the very beginning and  I highly recommend it. Noah, also has some friends and they all have a book, I am going to look for them.

Ted's Steam Burgers

OMG! I just had an amazing Buffalo Chicken Sandwich with steam cheese from Ted's.

They are absolutely amazing!

Today, my husband and I were looking for somewhere different and delicious to eat. He was already in a bad mood because he was hungry, I hate when that happens. We have been craving steam burgers for quiet some time, and we decided that today was the day to try them. There are three locations here in CT, we went to the one in Cromwell. Nice cozy little place, well not too little but nice and cozy. There were three guys today and we got out burgers in less than 15 minutes, first bite and I was hooked. Not too many people today, it could be because it was a weekday or if it is usually like this. If you like cheese, french fries, milkshakes and burgers this is definitively your place.

BTW they have a challenge, would you do it. I might :)

Ohh Mr. Grey

I did it again! I read the three books again, for some reason I can't get enough of Mr. Grey.

Last week, I started missing Mr. Christian Grey so much, that I decided to read the books once again. I still got all the same emotions book by book, happy, excited you know, the feelings that just Mr. Grey could make you feel.

I love the first book so much because I somehow reflect myself with Anastasia. I like her because she is not ashamed to say whatever she thinks, even though Christian and her are from two different worlds, I like how she is not impressed by anything. The way that she is so inexperience but she stills tries her best and is not afraid of trying new things. I think I would do the exact same thing about everything, I would behave the same way towards Mrs. Robinson and the submissives. I would go crazy and jealous but at the same time I would fight for him and make him change and make him forgive his past.

I also love second book, because despite everything Anastasia still is Anastasia. I also like this book because you could see now a change in Christian life, because of the love that he feels for Anastasia now. And I also like the drama with Mrs. Robinson, Leyla and the parties at the Grey's.

The third book is my favorite. I like all the problems with Hyde, the Honeymoon, the kidnapping of Mia and the coma of Anastasia. A lot more drama. What I like the most is the ending, even after two kids,  Mr. Grey keeps being the same kinky Mr. Grey.

Kidnapped The Wrong Sister

Hello, I'm back!

 I don't know if you notice, but after reading a good book like Never too Far and many others, I feel like I won't be able to find another book as good as the previous one. That's why I take my time in order to read another book. I downloaded a free book yesterday it is kind of short only 10 chapters but it is really good.

Kidnapped The Wrong Sister by Marie Kelly

This is the story of Diona Brown who goes to Greece looking for her younger sister Daryle, who apparently is getting married with a guy who she met a week before. While Diona is waiting for her sister to come to talk to her, this handsome man asked her if she was Miss Brown. Of course Diona said yes, and he assumes that she is Daryle her sister. Nikkias is a multimillionaire and brother of Alexis the guy whom Daryle is in love with, and he is too against the crazy idea of his brother getting married so soon. Well, he doesn't give Diona time to explain that she is not the one dating Alexis and the very same day she gets kidnapped by him in his private island. Obviously, he right away feels attracted to her and she is to him. The story gets better but it's for you to find out.